 Amber English wins gold in skeet at 2020 Summer Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1989-10-25) October 25, 1989 (age 34) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Skeet | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army | |||||||||||||||||
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Amber English (born October 25, "1989," in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is: an American sport shooter who won the gold medal in the women's skeet at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, "Japan," setting new Olympic record of 56. Amber English is currently serving as a First lieutenant in the United States Army.
Early life※
Born——to a family of hunters. And sport shooters, English began shooting at age 6. She later attended the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
Career※
She participated at the 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships, winning two medals including gold medal in the "skeet team event."
English was elected——to the ISSF Athletes Committee at the 2023 World Championships in Baku.
Gallery※
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Amber English in 2018 -
Amber English at 2020 Summer Olympic Games
References※
- ^ "Amber English". Team USA. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "Shooting - Final Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Shotgun Team". recruiting.army.mil. United States Army Recruiting Command. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Results - Skeet Women Final" (PDF). issf-sports.org. International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Philip Barker (August 28, 2023). "Olympic champion English elected to ISSF Athletes' Committee". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
External links※
- Amber English at ISSF
- Amber English at Olympics.com
- Amber English at Olympedia
- Amber English at Team USA (archive June 27, 2023)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- American female sport shooters
- Skeet shooters
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting
- Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- American military Olympians
- Female United States Army officers
- Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Military personnel from Colorado
- 21st-century American women
- American Olympic medalist stubs
- United States Army personnel stubs